2021 in Queensland soccer

Football Queensland Season

Season	2021
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Football Queensland season was the ninth season since NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men’s football. This season was also the fourth season of the Football Queensland Premier League and the inaugural season of the Football Queensland Premier League 2, representing the second and third tiers of Queensland men's football respectively.

Below NPL Queensland and the FQPL was a regional structure of ten zones with their own leagues. The strongest of the zones was Football Brisbane with its senior men’s competition consisting of four divisions. The COVID-19 pandemic halted the season for a short period of time in all competitions, however all competitions in Queensland were completed.

National Premier Leagues Queensland

NPL Queensland

Season	2021
Champions	Lions FC
Premiers	Peninsula Power
Relegated	Magpies Crusaders United
Matches played	182
Goals scored	702 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Andy Pengelly (30 goals)
← 2020 2022 →

The season was suspended between late July and late August due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.^[1][2] The NPL Premier normally qualifies for the national NPL finals series, but the 2021 National Premier Leagues finals series was cancelled.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Peninsula Power	26	19	3	4	72	25	+47	60	2021 NPL Queensland Finals
2	Brisbane Roar Youth	26	17	4	5	82	31	+51	55
3	Olympic FC	26	16	7	3	52	19	+33	55
4	Lions FC (C)	26	16	5	5	76	34	+42	53
5	Sunshine Coast Wanderers	26	16	3	7	58	42	+16	51
6	Gold Coast Knights	26	15	1	10	53	40	+13	46
7	Moreton Bay United	26	14	3	9	75	57	+18	45
8	Gold Coast United	26	11	4	11	47	39	+8	37
9	Eastern Suburbs	26	9	5	12	37	58	−21	32
10	Logan Lightning	26	8	5	13	44	54	−10	29
11	Capalaba	26	7	3	16	33	70	−37	24
12	Redlands United (R)	26	5	3	18	32	67	−35	18	Relegation to the 2022 Football Queensland Premier League
13	Brisbane Strikers (R)	26	2	2	22	21	81	−60	8
14	Magpies Crusaders United (R)	26	2	2	22	20	85	−65	8

Source: mygameday
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finals

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	1	Peninsula Power	0
	4	Lions FC	1
						Lions FC		3
						Olympic FC		1
	2	Brisbane Roar Youth	0
	3	Olympic FC	3

Football Queensland Premier League

Queensland Premier League

Season	2021
Champions	Brisbane City
Premiers	Brisbane City
Promoted	Brisbance City
Relegated	Wolves FC
Matches played	110
Goals scored	424 (3.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shuto Kuboyama (16 goals)
← 2020 2022 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brisbane City (P, C)	20	20	0	0	64	12	+52	60	Promotion to the 2022 NPL Queensland
2	Rochedale Rovers	20	14	1	5	57	26	+31	43	Qualification for 2021 QPL1 Finals
3	SWQ Thunder	20	13	2	5	47	32	+15	41
4	Western Pride FC	20	10	2	8	36	33	+3	32
5	Ipswich Knights Soccer Club	20	9	3	8	41	35	+6	30
6	Mitchelton FC	20	9	1	10	41	43	−2	28
7	Southside Eagles	20	6	6	8	30	33	−3	24
8	Sunshine Coast FC	20	6	5	9	33	40	−7	23
9	Souths United (R)	20	5	0	15	28	54	−26	15	Relegation to the 2022 QPL 2
10	Holland Park Hawks (R)	20	3	3	14	29	54	−25	12
11	Wolves FC (R)	20	3	1	16	18	62	−44	10

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Finals

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	3	SWQ Thunder	2
	2	Rochedale Rovers	0
						SWQ Thunder		1
						Brisbane City		4
	1	Brisbane City	3
	4	Western Pride	2

Football Queensland Premier League 2

Queensland Premier League 2

Season	2021
Champions	Grange Thistle
Premiers	Caboolture Sports
Promoted	Caboolture Sports
Matches played	84
Goals scored	367 (4.37 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sean Karambasis (20 goals)
2022 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Caboolture Sports (P)	21	15	2	4	73	20	+53	47	Promotion to the 2022 QPL
2	Taringa Rovers	21	11	6	4	49	23	+26	39	Qualification for 2022 QPL2 Finals
3	Grange Thistle (C)	21	11	6	4	43	25	+18	39
4	North Star	21	10	4	7	52	39	+13	34
5	Magic United	21	10	3	8	45	44	+1	33
6	Samford Rangers	21	6	3	12	42	48	−6	21
7	Virginia United	21	6	3	12	43	70	−27	21
8	Coomera Colts	21	1	1	19	20	98	−78	4

Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Finals

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	3	Grange Thistle	4
	2	Taringa Rovers	1
						Grange Thistle		3
						Caboolture Sports		1
	1	Caboolture Sports	3
	4	North Star	1

Cup Competitions

FFA Cup Qualifiers

Queensland-based soccer clubs competed in 2021 in the preliminary rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The four winners of Seventh Round qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup; Edge Hill United representing Central and North Queensland, with Gold Coast Knights, Lions FC and Peninsula Power representing South East Queensland. In addition, A-League club Brisbane Roar qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Further information: 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds and 2021 FFA Cup

References

1. "FQ STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF FOOTBALL IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND". Football Queensland. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
2. "RACE FOR THE TOP FOUR HEATS UP IN NPL AND FQPL MEN'S". Football Queensland. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.